A federal district judge in California approved a $115 million settlement to resolve a 2015 data breach at Anthem that exposed 78 million members' personal information, according to Bloomberg Law.
By Julie Spitzer - 8/20/18

From a Michigan hospital sued for racial discrimination to a former health clinic CEO pleading guilty in a federal healthcare fraud and kickback case, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits making headlines.
By Ayla Ellison - 8/17/18

A nurse filed a federal racial discrimination lawsuit against Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn (Mich.) for agreeing to a patient request for no black caregivers, according to a News 5 Cleveland report.
By Anuja Vaidya - 8/16/18

Law enforcement agencies are teaming up to fight healthcare fraud and illegal opioid prescriptions in the Newark, N.J., and Philadelphia areas, according to the Justice Department.
By Kelly Gooch - 8/15/18

An emergency room physician group sued LRGHealthcare, a two-hospital system in Laconia, N.H., July 30 after one of its physicians contracted to work at the health system reported a drug-impaired patient who worked for one of the system's vendors, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.
By Alyssa Rege - 8/14/18

The former CEO of Merced, Calif.-based Horisons Unlimited, a nonprofit chain of health clinics, pleaded guilty Aug. 13 to healthcare fraud and conspiracy to receive kickbacks, according to the Department of Justice.
By Ayla Ellison - 8/14/18

Jay Joshi, MD, an Illinois physician specializing in pain treatment, sued another physician with the same name in federal court, claiming the other physician's criminal case has destroyed his career.
By Ayla Ellison - 8/13/18

From a Michigan health system agreeing to pay $84.5 million to settle false claims allegations to a physician sentenced to prison for his role in a $30 million billing fraud scheme, here are the latest healthcare industry lawsuits and settlements making headlines.
By Ayla Ellison - 8/10/18

Three physicians affiliated with Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health are defending themselves after being named in the system's recent $84.5 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, according to a Detroit Free Press report.
By Kelly Gooch - 8/10/18

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has received a civil investigative demand related to the company's adoption of EHRs and adherence to the meaningful use program, according to CHS' latest financial filing.
By Ayla Ellison - 8/9/18

A 68-year-old surgeon filed a lawsuit against Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital, its parent company, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, and an affiliated medical group, claiming he was forced out of his job because of his age and subsequently defamed by a letter sent without his knowledge to colleagues claiming he retired, according to the Bangor Daily News.
By Alyssa Rege - 8/8/18

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